Curiosity led me to count the number of times the words "we" and "our" appear in the "Song of the Body of Christ" by David Haas, scheduled to be used as an entrance hymn for the Feast of the Body and Blood of Christ.
Chorus - 5 occurences sung 6 times = 30
Verses - 12 times total
Grand total = 42 mentions of us
Poor Jesus - he's never even addressed by name.
Don't get me wrong. David Haas has written some very sweet and catchy songs and I'll take "Wherever You Go" over "All I Ask of You" at a wedding any day.
Our choir sang Panis Angelicus at Mass tonight.
Some of us pre-Vat2 folks were happily singing along.
Posted by: Lynn | June 14, 2009 at 10:57 PM
Is that a cat?
Posted by: Lynn | June 14, 2009 at 11:00 PM
Oh, Lynn. You're just hopeless about cats. Yes, of course it's a cat because they're so curious.
Posted by: Mary Jane | June 15, 2009 at 08:06 AM
Yeah, someone at may parish expressed surprise that we didn't sing it -- apparently, not noticing that in the 6 years I've been md we have NEVER sung it, (although I admit they might at school Masses, betwixt Caribbean Hallelujahs and songs about God rollin' up His sleeves while yet forbearing to put on the ritz....)
Save the Liturgy, Save the World!
Posted by: G | June 15, 2009 at 09:59 AM
MJB, see you Monday?
This song really isn't worth a great amount of serious discussion. When it is discussed here and there (as is evident now at RPInet) what is ALWAYS overlooked is that Haas essentially misappropriated it from its native origins he found at the Big Island Liturgy Conference on Hilo, HI. Like back in 1980. So, I would give the Hawaiians a pass for their original version, but leave the "reverse colonialization" of Haas "unprogrammed."
Posted by: Charles in CenCA | June 16, 2009 at 10:50 PM